Do the friends of God not quickly recognize one another, even in cyberspace?
Do the acquaintances of Toots Mondello not exchange furtive glances in the transdimensional tavern, AKA the Tippling Point?
If, on the vertical path, we are not attracted up and in, are we not drifting down and out?
And do things not accelerate as they draw near to their end, hence the increasingly florid weirdness of the left?
Is God another name for the principle of non-contradiction?
Are liberal soy boys and beta males not eunuchs for the Kingdom of Hell?
Is intersectionality the most comprehensive framework for illuminating the mutual influence of intellectual depravity and moral retardation?
Is leftism a pincer movement between ignorance and mental illness?
Is the hostility of the progressive mind to biological reality not proof that a vacuum abhors nature?
Is the notion of patriarchy a question of daddy issues on a world-historical scale? Or just another name for parricide?
Where in the Constitution does it say that people who didn't attend college shouldn't pay for the bad decisions of those who did?
Does the evolution from Obama to Biden not prove that for the left, a stupid president is good but a demented one better?
These and other questions probably won't be answered as we attempt to build this morning's post.
Moving on now to God, His Existence and His Nature, Fr. Reginald agrees with the Raccoon that, when it comes right down to it, it's not much of a choice between true God and radical absurdity, for the true man of the left will always choose the latter.
Why radical absurdity? What's the catch?
We'll get to that as we proceed. We have two volumes and 1,000 pages to blow through, so there will be plenty of time for higher insultainment and principled abuse.
Now, one can be excused for having wrong ideas about God, but to overlook him completely is just plain careless. In atheism, philosloppiness and confidence are directly related:
This means that speculative atheism is an impossibility for any man who has the use of reason and is in good faith.
That's "faith" in the colloquial sense of a "sincerity which is contrary to deceit," AKA rudimentary intellectual honesty. It also presupposes "use of all the means at [one's] disposal in order to arrive at the truth."
ALL of 'em, which includes vertical, horizontal, subjective (interior), objective (exterior), infrapersonal, personal, interpersonal, transpersonal, artistic, moral, and other means to the End we seek (and which seeks, i.e., attracts, us).
Now, this is interesting, and not just because I'd been thinking about it before reading the following passage, but is there such a thing as "intellectual" or "philosophical" sin?
If so, it can't be the same as an honest mistake. Rather, it's a dishonest mistake, therefore not really a mistake at all but a plan. And a devious one at that.
A sin against right reason is necessarily an offense against the source of reason; to put it another way, as the Prime Directive on the plane of action is to do good and avoid evil, the P.D. of the intellect is to know truth and avoid error. Now go away and be stupid no more!
Having said that, just as not all people are fit for self-government -- see, for example, California -- so too are most people not fit for intellection -- see, for example, California. Does this mean such people are out of luck, or must move to Texas? Not at all. Montana is also nice, and not as cold.
The bottom line for today is that "The agnostic denial of the possibility of demonstrating the existence of God is, therefore, a heresy."
Not an extrinsic heresy within the bounds of this or that worldview, but an intrinsic heresy for man qua man. It's universal. No exceptions. Well, except maybe for certain forms of mental illness, organic brain damage, or demon possession.
23 comments:
Does the evolution from Obama to Biden not prove that for the left, a stupid president is good but a demented one better?
It's so very blatant, one might think they're just rubbing our faces in it now. Who is the real power pulling Biden's strings?
"The agnostic denial of the possibility of demonstrating the existence of God is, therefore, a heresy."
Never thought of it that way, but of course it must be so. It's one thing to say, "I haven't seen the evidence," or, "I don't understand it, and therefore I don't know whether God is or not." Quite another to say, "there is no evidence that can't be disproven, and therefore nobody could possibly know."
Willfully blinding oneself to the possibility of God does refute His existence, it just renders one stupid.
Just follow intelligence stepwise up to its principle and source. Or, deny it, in which case you can't rationally say anything about anything.
It's quite on-brand for you to be promoting Texas as an example of good self-government this week, when its citizens are quite literally freezing to death as a result of right-wing ideology and mismanagement. Really got to admire that extra effort to make the big lie bigger.
Keith Olbermann doesn't always comment here, but when he does, he's off his meds again.
Under the Republican-backed Green New Deal, millions would have died!
There were too danged many questions in todays post. But as always, I have all the answers, even if the question count (for somebody who usually just has answers), was intolerable. My answers are as follows:
No, maybe, yes, no, depends on whose god, sometimes, yes, only for the neurotically insecure, WTF?, WTF have you been smoking?, apparently been smoking the good stuff, depends on how tribally brainwashed one is, indeed why?, and finally, because mine is the only viewpoint that matters and everybody else can suck on it!
Speaking of Texas, coal is the most reliable fuel in unforeseen winter conditions, assuming that coal trains and the boiler coolant water can be kept flowing. Unfortunately, the Texas energy biz has gone full laissez-faire and replaced antiquated coal plants prone to breaking down with the now more profitable wind energy turbines. The natural gas plants are still plentiful, but were equipment-dewinterized for cost-cutting/profitability reasons. Sadly half those done froze up. Finally, Texas energy successfully severed ties with anything which might be federally regulated, again for the purpose of enhancing profits. So if I was Ted Cruz I would’ve gone to Cancun as well, but I sure as hell woulda made up a better story than my little girls were whining. Maybe something more like "I went to go see My Mexican Mistress Macarana, for reasons of too much wife ugly just as Mr. Trump correctly stated, because he always correctly states it right, except for that bit where dad shot JFK which was kinda over the top even for Trump."
I liked this post especially where it applied the whip on the atheist heretic's back. Whap! Kersnap!
Gagdad promises...."there will be plenty of time for higher insultainment and principled abuse." I look forward to this.
I am the enemy, in love with pain and shame. Lay on the whip and the rod. Strike hard, it feels good.
Actually no, I hate it, please stop. Won't you please stop?
-Genevieve was a Bad Girl
Great post as usual, good Doctor. As anonymous noticed, many questions were asked and I will get to these in good time.
In in post you wrote "The agnostic denial of the possibility of demonstrating the existence of God is, therefore, a heresy."
I question this denial represents a true heresy as the denial is patently ridiculous. A person could prate on about how the sky was green, not blue, or the Earth was round (does it look round to you where you are sitting right now?).
The existence of God is patently obvious to all reasonable people and therefore the denial of God would be idiocy not rising to the level of heresy.
Think Bigfoot, UFO's, Climate Change, Election Fraud, etc. These are modern delusions which represent psycho-pathologies which are not moral failings so much as intellectual ones.
No, the dangerous heretic is the devout believer who gets a mistaken impression in their head God wants them to do certain bad things. There is the true rat in the wood-pile. Watch for her.
-Desert Tortoise
There’s a certain balance between greed and generosity, personal responsibility and soclal responsibility, where the excesses of human folly and evil are best kept at bay.
The reason why should be obvious: there’s just too many easily manipulated morons out there, plus a lot of crafty evil which knows exactly how to take advantage. The Lord once said: Ye shall know them by their toots.
Whenever I’m trying to decide the course of a difficult action, I’ll make pro–con and/or cost-benefit lists to help me figure out where the weight of any consequence shall lie. I try my best to include the unforeseen stuff too.
For example, thinning my herd of trees. Some must go so the others can live, or live better, with the ultimate goal of achieving a healthy and attractive forest during an age of ever-increasing summer droughts. I find that agonizing over the removal of individual trees for the benefit of the others beats calling them “ignorant and mentally-ill” and letting a lumberjack do whatever he wants which usually means the destruction of my yard for exorbitant costs which I must now be rationalize lest I feel sucky every time I look back there.
I’m in a mood today because one of my best long-time customers is trying to stick it to me just because everybody else he’s been doing business with is sticking it to him. Apparently, it gives him the feeling control in a world gone greedy, corrupt and idiotic.
Isn't it possible, given current year circumstances, that your "best" customer isn't so much trying to stick it to you as he is desperately trying to hold onto his business and keep his family out of bankruptcy, while skyrocketing prices at the other end of his business threaten his ability to stay afloat?
Or are you in one of those happy industries that has been thriving (or at least continuing to exist) while much of the country is suffering from the complete shit show we've been living in over the past year?
For a man who spends so much time pissing and moaning about how awful the Christians around him are, you seem to have a decided lack of compassion for your fellow man.
No wonder your posts so often come across as clanging brass.
Thanks to Powerline, I learned a new word today.
Hmm, "mansplaining" wasn't good enough, I see.
This came up on my youtube algo. Can you imagine this today? Rush with Donahue in nyc, and the audience seems respectful too.
I assumed (pretty sure I've heard that word in the previous century) that it's not a neologism, but just a useful word the Scots use to describe a particular sort of person. "Mansplaining" seems to be applied to pretty much any man who has an opinion or a suggestion that any feminist feels insulted by.
Now THIS is how to fight Democrat racism.
Do the friends of God not quickly recognize one another, even in cyberspace?
I have come to believe that the Holy Spirit will use whatever vector it can find to reach those who can be reached.
I once had a vague belief in a "higher power", yet I despised religion. That whole 'Jesus thing' just totally gave me the willies.
Then in '02 or '03 I got a computer. I heard Dennis Prager interview a guy who had a foot-bally website where people discussed the global jihad and stuff. There I started trading notes with people called BabbaZee and Gagdad Bob. Next thing you know I'm here. Then I'm reading...
...and all in a sudden I realize I've become one of them.
What a long strange trip.
I am grateful, Bob. Thank you.
JWM
Dupree, that guy is genius.
JWM, well said.
Daisy says: “Isn't it possible, given current year circumstances, that your "best" customer isn't so much trying to stick it to you as he is desperately trying to hold onto his business and keep his family out of bankruptcy, while skyrocketing prices at the other end of his business threaten his ability to stay afloat?...
…“No wonder your posts so often come across as clanging brass.”
No Daisy. “Best customer” means “has money to spend without quibble” and nothing remotely desperate. Most anybody can figure out the difference. His kids are grown and his wife makes six figures mostly working from home as a medical accountant. All 12 of his employees are still there, same as 2019. He’s moving his business to a new location because the old one is across the street from a homeless encampment which sprung up recently, and his former landlord (a wealthy techie) raised his rent by 25% anyways. He’s also entertaining a potential sale which would allow him to retire in his mid-50’s. Neither of them have ever lied to me, until just recently, when he lied to me about wanting to hire illegals. They are Trump voters. He just wants control after all the price gouging he's been taking.
This behavior is becoming mainstream Christian, which was a far cry from the typical honest, humble and spiritual fellows who I grew up with. It runs rampant in my own large family.
Daisy, you’re able to pass complete judgement on me without any investigation whatsoever. This strongly suggests that you probably couldn’t care less even if you did know me. You’d rationalize whatever my situation was. But this is the internet so anything can be said. So be it. I’ll avoid all anecdotal and stick to the news in all online comments henceforth.
Case in point that the current state of American Christianity is the cause of its own decline:
The Capitol was invaded by “Godfearing Patriots” wanting to “Stop the Steal” and save America. Yet at the very same time the invasion was also caused by antifa, that organization which despises Trump. More than half of Trump voters polled believe both, even though these beliefs directly and obviously conflict.
I won’t even get into the conservative case histories of the hundreds of arrests, which are public knowledge. If can’t see the direct conflict in this very simple example, then this “stupidity and mental illness” schtick is nothing more than projection. I say the reason so many youth are leaving Christianity is because this is painfully obvious to them.
"Daisy, you’re able to pass complete judgement on me without any investigation whatsoever."
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
All I have to go by is what you say here, and pretty much all you do here is show your ass. If you want people to think better of you (lord only knows why, given you choose to be anonymous), maybe try offering something besides complaints about all the horrible people you're saddled with?
If I went to your personal space, jammed myself uninvited into the conversation, and spent hours counting out the sins of my friends, family and neighbors while offering absolutely nothing of value otherwise, how much do you think you'd enjoy my company?
Because Daisy, there are many other free speech blogs throughout the internet political spectrum, and when I see conservative Christians "jamming themselves uninvited" into conversations, they seem "so possessed by mental illness, organic brain damage, or demon possession".
Between the two sides, there must be a truth somewhere.
Truth is above, not between.
JWM, yeah, it's that whOle 'mysterious ways thing a workin', right? What's a 'coon gonna do but go with it?
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